AI Engineer/Forward engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Phoenix, AZ seeks an innovative AI Engineer/Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve real-world business challenges. This role focuses on agentic systems and scalable AI services rather than training foundation models.

The candidate will specialize in AI application development, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), working with business stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise AI applications using leading LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with agentic architectures and RAG pipelines.
• Ability to translate business needs into AI-powered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications using LLMs.
• Build agentic workflows and production-grade AI services.
• Develop prompt engineering and context strategies to improve performance.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise data sources and systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver reusable capabilities.

Skills

LLM application dev

Prompt engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

Job description

• Experience building enterprise AI applications using OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience deploying production-grade AI agents and RAG solutions.
• Knowledge of AI observability, evaluation, and monitoring tools.
• Experience implementing secure, governed, and scalable AI solutions.
• Desired Competencies
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into AI-powered solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Passion for emerging AI technologies and continuous learning.
• We are seeking an innovative Agentic AI Engineer / Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve real-world business challenges. This role focuses on building intelligent agentic systems and production-grade AI solutions rather than training foundation models.
• The ideal candidate will have expertise in AI application development, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), orchestration frameworks, and scalable AI services. You will work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver reusable AI capabilities that automate repetitive tasks and enhance operational efficiency.

Job Description

AI Engineer/Forward engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience building enterprise AI applications using OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience deploying production-grade AI agents and RAG solutions.
• Knowledge of AI observability, evaluation, and monitoring tools.
• Experience implementing secure, governed, and scalable AI solutions.
• Desired Competencies
• Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into AI-powered solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Passion for emerging AI technologies and continuous learning.

Roles & Responsibilities

• We are seeking an innovative Agentic AI Engineer / Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve real-world business challenges. This role focuses on building intelligent agentic systems and production-grade AI solutions rather than training foundation models.
• The ideal candidate will have expertise in AI application development, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), orchestration frameworks, and scalable AI services. You will work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver reusable AI capabilities that automate repetitive tasks and enhance operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Agentic AI Engineering
• Design and develop autonomous AI agent workflows capable of executing multi-step business processes.
• Build AI systems around foundation models without requiring model training or pre-training.
• Develop advanced prompt engineering and context engineering strategies to improve AI performance and reliability.
• Implement tool use, function calling, and API integrations for AI agents.
• Build agent orchestration using frameworks such as LangGraph, agent loops, planners, and multi-agent architectures.
• Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases.
• Fward Deployed AI Engineering
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify AI use cases and rapidly develop production-ready AI applications.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications using modern LLM frameworks.
• Build scalable RAG pipelines for enterprise knowledge retrieval.
• Optimize prompts, workflows, and evaluation frameworks to improve AI solution quality.
• Develop reusable AI services, APIs, and components that can be leveraged across multiple teams.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, data sources, and business applications.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI applications in production.

Salary Range- $100,000-$120,000 a year